The commission also summoned Sani Dauda, who is the complainant, to appear tomorrow in a face-to-face interaction with Sani.
Dressed in a white kaftan with a brown cap and black shoes, Sani was interrogated at the EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja.
There were indications last night that he might be transferred to one of EFCC’s old cells in Wuse 2, Abuja.
According to a source, Sani was arrested for alleged extortion of $20,000 from the Chairman/ CEO of ASD Motors, Alhaji Sani Dauda, who was a chairman of Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) Limited.
But another source claimed that the embattled ex-lawkmaker demanded $20,000 from the CEO of ASD Motors to meet EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu on his behalf in connection with a case.
Suspecting a foul play, the car dealer parted with an initial instalment of $10,000 and pledged a balance, if the case was withdrawn.
A top source said: “He (Sani) was said to have collected the $20,000 from the Chairman/CEO of ASD Motors on the grounds that he is very close to the EFCC boss.
“He was subsequently arrested and granted administrative bail while he refunded the money to the victim.
“He was asked to report but made himself incommunicado. He must have been scamming a lot of people, dropping the name of the EFCC boss.”
Sani was being grilled last night by detectives on the “deal” between him and Dauda.
The source added: “We are likely to detain him till after the New Year festival because he is still writing his statement.”
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